GAME OF JOURNS

Early Spanish Period

GROUP 1 HERTZ
FERNANDEZ-MUROS-DAET-TAHIR
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NEWSPAPERS
ARTICLES ”
FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Contestant 2
“ TIMELINE OF EARLY
PHILIPPINE
JOURNALISM.... ”
FOR MY HOMEWORK
- Contestant 1
ANSWER... OR DIE
 EARLY YEARS

• What was happening to the PH:

The Philippine press, which is committed to the great
heritage of libertarianism, is one of the freest, liveliest, and
strongest in Asia and in the world. Throughout the ages, it
has perpetuated a formidable tradition of service, which is
the fortification of our sovereign life.
 QUESTION 1

• Tomas Pinpin
- Father of Filipino printing
- Learned the art of printing
from father Francisco
Blancas de San Jose
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Successos Felices (1637)

- published by Tomas Pinpin
- first Philippine newspaper that antedated Publick
Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick for 53 years

• Hojas Volantes (1799)

- distributed for mass readership in the Philippines
 QUESTION 2

• Del Superior Govierno (1811)

- first regularly issued newspaper
-edited by Governor General Manuel Fernandez Del
Folgueras
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Ramillete Patriotico (1821)

- sarcastic and sometimes unbridled in its speech of
degenerating personalities
 QUESTION 3

• La Filantropía (1821)
- weekly newspaper dealing with current issues from Europe and
the arrivals and departures of vessels in Manila
- printed in papel de arroz (rice paper)
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Registro Mercantil de Manila (1821)

- monthly newspaper that worked for economic prosperity and
political independence
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Semanario Filipino (1843)

- published business news from Asia, Europe, and the
Archipelago
- founded by Gregorio Tarrius
- renamed El Amigo del Pais in 1845,
- ceased publication in April 1847.
 QUESTION 4

• La Esperanza (1846)
- about religious, scientific, historical, and
philosophical subjects
- founded by Agustin de la Cavada y Mendez de
Vigo
- edited by Felipe de la Corte y Ruano Calderon
EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Ilustracion Filipina (1859)

- opened a new era in the history of Philippine
journalism
- founded by Agustin de la Cavada y Mendez de
Vigo
- ceased publication on December 15, 1860.
QUESTION 5

• El Catolico Filipino(1862)
- founded by Father Pedro Pelaez
published by Father Mariano Sevilla
- the first religious newspaper in the country
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Pasig (1864)
- With the slogan “for the protection of the indigenous”
- was a bilingual fortnightly in Spanish and in Tagalog or
Visayan
EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Porvenir Filipino (1865)

• First Filipino Newspaper to publish two
editions daily
• dedicated to the defense of moral and material
interests
• had a short life because of its lack of unity
QUESTION 6

• Oceania Española (1877)

- the most appreciated and most
authoritative newspaper in the islands
because of its serious articles
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Revista Mercantil
• Published two editions daily (one in Engish and
one in Spanish)
• meant for foreign merchants
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Commercio (1869)
• afternoon daily newspaper of advice, industry,
agriculture, and commerce
• founded by Joaquin de Loyzaga
• distinguished in its interest in market reports, rise and
fall of custom receipts, and meticulous movements of
commerce.
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Revista de Filipinas(1875)
• represented the spreading literary, scientific,
botanical, historical, statistical, geological, and
ethnographic knowledge of the Filipinos
• ceased publication after two years because it was
only available for the very few intellectuals in the
country
 ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY

READ REVISITA DE FILIPINAS

 QUESTION 6 AND 7

• La Illustracion Filipina (1876)

• the first illustrated periodical
• carried the drawings of Jose Lozano, Felix
Martinez, Manuel Zaragoza, Felix Resureccion
Hidalgo, among others
• La Lira Filipina (1878)
• Published as a musical review to promote
musical appreciation
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS
• Diario de Filipinas (1880)
• ceased publication six months after it was born
• La Linterna Ecuestre (1881)
• a weekly newspaper published every Monday
• Diariong Tagalog (1882)
• founded by Marcelo del Pilar y Hilario
• ceased publication for lack of funds, struck by twin disaster of a
cholera epidemic and a devastating typhoon
YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
NEWSPAPER?

NOT ANYMORE... - George R.R. Martin

 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• La Voz Española (1892)

• defended primary school teachers who aimed
to propagate the Spanish language
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Revisita Popular de Filipinas (1888)

• Founded by Pascual Poblete
• Edited by Baldomero de Hazanas
• La Correspondencia de Manila (1889)
• First daily newspaper sold in the streets
• Founded by Jose Guillermo Autran
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Nales de Agricultura e Industrias Derivados

(1889)
• Issues about land, scientific farming, rural development
and industrial progress
• Ceased publication in November 1889
QUESTION 8

• El Ilocano
• Published in Spanish and Ilocano
• sowed seeds of rebellion against Spain
• Spread KKK doctrines
• Ceased publication in 1896 because of the
revolution
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS
• Boletin Oficial Agricola de Filipinas (1894)
• monthly newspaper
• Among its writers was Manuel del Busto, a very competent
individual about agriculture
• El Consultor de los Municipos (1894)
• Founded, edited, and published by Manuel Artigas
• Fornightly periodical dedicated to the protection of municipal
interests
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Municipio Filipino (1894)

• Founded by Isabelo de los Reyes
• Publication in Spanish and in Spanish and Tagalog
• Deals with legislation and jurisprudence
 QUESTION 9

• El Resumen (1890)
• first popular newspaper in the country that
sponsored patriotic Published in Spanish and
Ilocano
• founded by Pascual Poblete and Baldomero de
Hazanas
 QUESTION 10

• El Liliputiense (1890)
• Published by young men
of 14 -18 yrs
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• El Municipio Filipino (1894)

• Founded by Isabelo de los Reyes
• Publication in Spanish and in Spanish and Tagalog
• Deals with legislation and jurisprudence
QUESTION 11

• Pedro Groizard
(Satirical Publications)
• La Semana Elegante (1884)
• Manila Alegre (1885)
• El Cinife (1894)
 QUESTION 12

• Patnubay nang Catolico (1890)

• Edited by Rev Fr Mariano Gil
• First newspaper published in:
Tagalog
• Contains articles on tales, morality, lives of saints, and other
miscellaneous articles
 EARLY YEARS: PUBLICATIONS

• Pliegong Tagalog (1896)

• Juan Atayde (author)
• First newspaper of politics, commerce, and
entertainment
• Kapatid ng Bayan (1899)
• Newspaper that consisted of four pages of local,
regional, and national issues